The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building has two observatories (north and south), but due to the hazy conditions on Wednesday, the view from the bottom was far more impressive than at the top.
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Big government (building)
Nacente says
This image seems that’s been made with a computer. Seems 3D.
Twilight Fairy says
Konnichiwa!
Nice blog 🙂 Have been to Tokyo but haven’t seen this building.. Have seen Tokyo Millenario..
Yotsuya-san says
I’ve been in it. I remember being on the observation deck and wondering if The Big One might choose that day to hit.
Nothing like being towards the top of a skyscraper to remind you how earthquake-prone Japan is.
Great picture. I love this site.
-Y*
Robert says
Great photo!
I think that it might look 3D because of the building’s texture.
shohei says
I’m working in this building everyday. Its design was decided by the competition.
When this building was built, people blamed the government for wasting money…
melina says
How many stories is this building? It looks REALLY tall!
David James says
A very bold and impressive accomplishment in structural design. What happens during an earthquake if the two towers resonate at different (wavelengths) frequencies? Wouldn’t the reciprocal energy generated cause the central structure to simply ‘implode’ with the result that the entire building might collapse?
In this case, what technique have the engineers employed to adequately isolate ground-waves from producing just this result?
An old Californian earthquake rider, Best regards and good-luck!
nomad says
… Boring. Nice pic of a boring building. So it’s huge… yaaawn. I think the Japanese lost their sense of architectural style when Perry showed up.